Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 68, March 2009
2009-03-23
Last month we suggested that you try a wine from a not so well known wine region every once in a while. So, here are
Last month we suggested that you try a wine from a not so well known wine region every once in a while. So, here are
Or to be precise: 91 % of all wine sold in Sweden through the government owned monopolist Systembolaget (having a 50 % market share!) cost
This is the top list of wine origins, from the sales statistics from the Swedish government owned monopoly retailer Systembolaget. The stats concern wine :
It’s only a partial truth since the state owned monopoly retailing chain Systembolaget AB only accounts for 50% of sales of alcohol in Sweden (yes,
Prieuré Saint Jean de Bébian is one of the most famous wine estates in the Languedoc and one of the first to be recognised as
Wine Australia, a government financed promotional organisation, has launched a new web site that includes a very ambitious wine course. It contains thirty modules where
Sales of champagne fell by 5% in 2008. “The fall is a good thing: our purpose was to decrease sales by 2% at the start
Why not come to Paris to take the WSET diploma (Wine & Spirits Education Trust), Intermediate level. It’s the Ecole du Vin who organises a
Serve no wine please. We’re French. France is to many the cradle of wine and the world’s biggest wine producer (tying with Italy). Wine is
We recently discovered a wine from Côtes du Ventoux (recently renamed AOC Ventoux) called Chat-en-Oeuf, which obviously is a lame attempt to bask in the
That delicious sounding desert was the winner in the Roussillon Dessert Trophy, served together with AOC Rivesaltes Domaine Gauby Caricia 2005. The winning entry was
On April 8 and 9 you can visit the wine and food show Sud-Ouest Découverte in Toulouse. It is a meeting place primarily for buyers
Lucian Freud is a British artist who can boast to be the painter with the price record for paintings by living artists. He is also
Strictly speaking, there is no organic wine today. Instead, we have “wine produced from organically grown grapes”. This is because it is not defined what
On January 1 the EU approved a proposal for organic agriculture and organic products. The most visible result will be a common labelling of organic
Not many people know of Fenouillèdes. Unfortunately. It is a small wine region in southern France, in Roussillon close to the Spanish border. There are
Sometimes when we’re visiting wine producers we see a few barrels or a tank wrapped in tape with mysterious symbols on. On closer inspection it
Interview with Willy Brundlmayer, owner and winemaker. Weingut Brundlmayer (or Bruendlmayer) is an old family winery that is located in Langenlois, about one hour away
Sales of armagnac grew with 18 % within France and 10.8% (in value) on the export market over the period from January to October 2008.
The Swedish government has appointed the successor to Anitra Steen, CEO of Systembolaget AB, the Swedish alcohol retail monopoly. The future CEO is Magdalena Gerger,
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